NEW YORK — A New York City judge on Thursday granted Jay-Z’s request to file a motion for dismissal of a lawsuit that accuses the rap titan of raping a 13-year-old with Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2000.

The businesswoman, mother of pop superstar Beyoncé, is responding to speculation that she "liked" a social media post about rape allegations against Beyoncé's husband, Jay-Z. Soon after news of ...